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• Marion Zimmer Bradley was a prolific American science fiction/fantasy author whose works have a strong feminist tone.

• Fast Facts

  1. Given Name: Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley
  2. Pseudonyms: Lee Chapman, John Dexter, Miriam Gardner, Morgan Ives
  3. Born: June 3, 1930
  4. Birthplace: Albany, New York
  5. Died: September 25, 1999
  6. Literary Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance
  7. Awards: World Fantasy Award: Lifetime Achievement
  8. Co-Founder: Society for Creative Anachronism

• Career

  Marion Zimmer Bradley's first novel, Falcons of Narabedla, appeared in the May, 1957 issue of Other Worlds. It, and subsequent early works, showed the strong influence of fantasists such as Henry Kuttner and Leigh Brackett. She wrote dozens of books in her Darkover setting, and opened that universe to fan fiction until a legal dispute with a fan forced her to stop. Her re-telling of the Arthurian cycle of legends from a female perspective, The Mists of Avalon became an important work for feminist literature and contributed to the growth of the neo-paganism movement.

• Notable Works

  • The Mists of Avalon
  • The Bloody Sun
  • The Heritage of Hastur
  • Black Trillium

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Mists of Avalon | Darkover | King Arthur | Morgan Le Fay | Science Fiction | Diana Paxson | The Great Depression | Society for Creative Anachronism | Camelot | World Fantasy Award

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